Blizzard rolled through town last week so I decided to occupy myself by building a small box out of scraps. My main point was to practice dovetail joinery, but it's turned out nice enough that I'd like to finish it up. Plan is to use it as a humidor, still have many coats of varnish to go. Anyway, I'm struggling with the hardware to use. It's my first project this small so I have zero experience. Box dimensions are roughly 12" wide X 10" deep X 7" tall. The lid is 1 1/4" tall, but the inset from the inside is only about 1/2" The walls are pretty thin, only 5/16", so morticing something into the'm is probably out of the question. I can't seem to find an appropriate hinge that looks "elegant" and will hold the lid open and haven't found anything in terms of a "clasp" for the front to hold it closed (maybe I don't even need one?). If any of you guys familiar with small box hardware options have any thoughts I'd love to hear them. Thanks!
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